Stefano Delle Chiaie

Stefano Delle Chiaie (13 September 1936-) was an Italian neo-fascist militant leader who led the National Vanguard during the Years of Lead.

Biography
Stefano Delle Chiaie was born in Caserta, Campania, Italy in 1936. Delle Chiaie was originally a member of the Italian Social Movement, but he rejected its parliamentary involvement, instead preferring to battle on the streets. He participated in the founding of Ordine Nuovo in 1957, and he protested against Dwight D. Eisenhower's visit to Italy and took part in street battles with the Italian Communist Party. In 1960, he formed the National Vanguard, and he also became a secret member of Propaganda Due. He became a close ally of Junio Valerio Borghese, and he plotted Borghese's abortive 1970 coup from Barcelona; he was acquitted of involvement because of his alibi. In 1983, the CIA listed him as the most dangerous right-wing terrorist, as he was involved with the 1973 Ezeieza massacre in Argentina, the failed assassination attempt on Chilean politician Bernardo Leighton in 1975, the 1980 "Cocaine Coup" in Bolivia, the 1980 Turkish coup d'etat, and other violent attacks. He was acquitted of all of his crimes, and lived as a free man.